Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Visa has appointed Christina Doros as vice president, regional manager of Visa in Central Asia and Azerbaijan from 1 June.

Following the transformational changes in the development of new technologies and the regulatory environment, Visa restructured the cluster in the Caucasus and Central Asia and raised the level of the head of the subregion of Central Asia and Azerbaijan to the level of vice president.

In her new role, Christina Doros will focus on developing the electronic payments business in the newly established Central Asia and Azerbaijan cluster, increasing the value of Visa for banks, merchants and cardholders. This is a well-deserved recognition of Christina’s achievements and professionalism. Christina is an inspiring leader and mentor who supports team development and promotes a culture of recognition.

“We are very pleased with the appointment of Christina Doros to the position of Vice President, Head of the Central Asia and Azerbaijan cluster. Given her exceptional leadership and international experience, Christina’s outstanding growth in our company is a well-deserved recognition of her enthusiasm and continued support for the diversity and empowerment of women across the CIS and Southeast Europe. I am confident that Christina will achieve impressive results by leading our team and supporting our clients on the development of digital payments in Central Asia and Azerbaijan,” commented Vera Platonova, senior vice president and general manager of Visa in the CIS and Southeast Europe.

During the past five years at Visa, Christina has held various positions in the payment solutions and business development sectors. In addition to the main products (debit, credit and premium), she also leads the development of loyalty programs and the direction of commercial cards, which together form the basis for the further spread of electronic payments. In 2019, Christina Doros was appointed to the newly created position of Visa Regional Manager for the Caucasus region. Christina is based in Almaty and since 1 June has taken over the management of Visa’s business in Central Asia - Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan - and Azerbaijan.

“After an impressive experience as the leader of a team of professionals in the Caucasus region, it is a great honor for me to lead the management of Visa’s business in Central Asia and Azerbaijan. This is an exciting opportunity to provide our customers and partners with great value and contribute to the digital transition across the region. I look forward to starting a fruitful collaboration with regulators, customers and partners to expand our technological presence in the market,” said Christina Doros.

Strengthening the team led by Cristina Doros, Anton Borozdin took over as Senior Director, Head of Business Development in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on 1 June, reflecting his expanded mandate. Since joining Visa in 2020, Anton has been focusing on business development in Central Asia in his role as Sales Director. He has made a significant contribution to the development of Visa in the region. In his new role, Anton will lead Visa sales in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, as well as direct leadership of the business development team.

“I am very pleased to have the opportunity to take a new position in the Visa team in the CIS and Southeastern Europe and to lead the Visa sales direction in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. I look forward to providing our clients and partners with more innovations and benefits, as well as strengthening our presence in the market,” said Anton Borozdin.